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Funkendank Oktoberfest with Galactic, Pimps of Joytime, Big Sam’s Funky Nation, Dixie Giants and Royal Jelly Jive.

September 26, 2016

SOMO Concert Series is set to wrap up it’s festival season and they have quite a finale planned. The finale will feature Funkendank Oktoberfest with Galactic, Pimps of Joytime, Big Sam’s Funky Nation, Dixie Giants and Royal Jelly Jive. Set for October 22nd. Check out the news below and make sure to not miss this incredible finale: ROHNERT PARK, CA (September 26, 2016) – On October 22nd SOMO Concerts releases their season finalé of this year’s 11 concert pop-up festival season with a brand new beer and music experience: Fϋnkendänk Oktoberfest. In collaboration with RateBeer.com, HopMonk, The Press Democrat and Mead Clark, this is a celebration of some select beers from some of the nation’s top brewers, this is not your older brother’s beer fest. VIPs are granted early access at 12:30pm to the Mead Clark VIP Lounge with a 2pm show start for general admission. Tickets are $49 General Admission, $69 Taster’s Ticket and $140 VIP and can be purchased at http://ticketf.ly/296I0RC or fünkendänk.com. The Beer The inaugural event features two of craft beer’s [Read More]

GREEN DAY announces dates for US and Canadian Club Tour & European stadium tour

September 6, 2016

GREEN DAY are set to release their new album Revolution Radio on October 7th via Reprise Records. In support of the release of their new album, they have announced dates for a US and Canadian Club Tour as well as dates for a European Stadium tour. Check out the news below which was posted on their website: September 6th, 2016 — (Los Angeles, CA) — Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees and Grammy Award-winning rock band Green Day will hit the road for a series of intimate club shows in the U.S. and Canada in support of their upcoming 12th studio album, Revolution Radio, which will be released by Reprise Records on October 7th. The North American dates kick off on September 20th in St. Louis, MO and conclude with a show on October 20th in Berkeley, CA. Tickets will be available for purchase by Idiot Nation members on Wednesday, September 7th at 9:00 AM local venue time. For more info on the pre-sale, visit www.gdidiotnation.com. A general on-sale will begin Friday, September 9th [Read More]

Catch SABATON out on tour with Trivium and Huntress

August 24, 2016

SABATON are gearing up for their US Tour with Trivium and Huntress which starts in three weeks. The Silence in the Snow Fall Tour will kick off on September 15th in Columbus, Ohio and wraps up on October 21st in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. This will be the first U.S. tour with their new guitarist Tommy Johannson after the departure of their former guitarist Thobbe En glund. The band issued the following statement, “Thank you Thobbe, welcome Tommy! Our guitar player Thobbe did his final concert with us on last Saturday’s very emotional show at the SABATON OPEN AIR festival. Celebrating the release of our new album while saying goodbye to a great friend is lots of mixed feelings. But the future is bright since this was not nearly our last stand, from now on you will see Tommy Johansson playing guitars with SABATON and we all look forward to see you on the road!” Johansson added: “For me to be a part of the SABATON family is a huge honor and I couldn’t be [Read More]

Heart premieres LIVE Video of Beautiful Broken and catch them out on tour!

August 12, 2016

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame legends HEART today (8/12) have partnered with VEVO to premiere their live performance video of “Beautiful Broken,” the lead single off the band’s recently released (7/8) new studio album BEAUTIFUL BROKEN. It was filmed in Chicago, IL at the historic Genesee Theatre this past May and directed and produced by Dusty Kraatz of XI Media Productions (who has also directed videos for Macklemore & Ryan Lewis and All That Remains). Watch the video by heading over to VEVO at the following link: http://www.vevo.com/watch/heart/Beautiful-Broken-(Live)/USC4R1605468 BEAUTIFUL BROKEN—HEART‘s sixteenth album in a career with over 35 million albums sold–finds Ann and Nancy Wilson exploring new songs, but taking some of their favorite “cherry picks” from their catalog and rerecording and rethinking them. HEART are currently on the road and earning critical acclaim on the “Rock Hall Three For All” tour, their summer headlining run with Joan Jett & the Blackhearts and Cheap Trick, to befollowed by HEART solo shows in October. For more information and to purchase tickets, visit: http://www.heart-music.com/tour HEART’s remaining 2016 tour dates are [Read More]

The Wild announce tour dates as support for Airbourne on North American Tour

August 3, 2016

We are excited to share the news with you that rockers The Wild be heading out on tour as the support for AIRBOURNE on their North American Tour. The tour will kick off on September 12th in San Diego and wrap up in October in Maryland. We are happy to see a San Francisco date so we can bring you coverage. Lead vocalist and guitarist Dylan Villain comments, “This pairing is perfect. I think the fans are gonna love it. We have a lot of respect for the guys in Airbourne and what they’ve done for rock’n’roll over the years. Being out on the road with them in North America is a hell of a thing & a dream come true for us. We’re all fired up over here.” Check out the tour dates below: Mon/Sep 12, 2016 – San Diego, CA – House of BluesTue/Sep 13, 2016 – Los Angeles, CA – The Roxy TheatreWed/Sep 14, 2016 – San Francisco, CA – IndependentFri/Sep 16, 2016 – Seattle, WA – TractorSat/Sep 17, 2016 – Vancouver, [Read More]

Grace Potter is ready to rock this Friday at the SOMO Concert Series

July 20, 2016

Powerhouse vocalist, singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Grace Potter is ready to rock the stage this Friday, July 22nd at the SOMO Concert Series held at the SOMO Village in Rohnert Park. This year Sonoma Cider, the award-winning hard cider producer, is partnering with Second Octave for delivering incredible concerts right here in Northern California at the North Bay’s “greenest” and most unique live entertainment venue. You can pick up tickets for the show by heading over to: http://www.ticketfly.com/event/1173095. Check out more news on Grace Potter: Grace Potter is a powerhouse alternative rock vocalist singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and actress. Potter became the lead singer of the Nocturnals while attending St. Lawrence University. The band self-released two albums before signing with Hollywood Records, and had three full-length studio albums with the label by 2012. The group is known for the song “Paris (Ooh La La),” featuring Potter’s vocals. Potter also had a hit duet with Kenny Chesney entitled, “You and Tequila”. “Alive Tonight,” is the first single from Midnight. It’s her first new music since 2012’s The Lion The Beast The [Read More]

This Thursday: Boz Scaggs with special guest The Robert Cray Band in Rohnert Park

July 12, 2016

This Thursday, July 14th Boz Scaggs will be performing at the Green Music Center at Sonoma State University in Rohnert Park. Also performing will be special guest The Robert Cray Band. Show starts at 7:30 and you can get all the details by heading over to: http://gmc.sonoma.edu/event/3139447-boz-scaggs-. Boz Scaggs, with his unmistakable sly drawl has captivated audiences worldwide with hits including “Lowdown” and “Lido Shuffle”. Together with blues-rock guitar powerhouse Robert Cray and his band, they are sure to rock the stage in this dynamite double bill of two masterful bluesman. Boz released his released his album A Fool To Care last year and has continued to garner high praise for his soulful voice and compelling tracks. You can pick up the album by heading over to iTunes here. Upcoming tour dates: JULY 16 – Lake Tahoe, NV – MontBleu Resort Casino & Spa – Tickets 17 – Grass Valley, CA – Nevada County Fairgrounds – Tickets 19 – Salt Lake City, UT – Red Butte Garden Amphitheatre – Tickets 20 – Beaver Creek, CO [Read More]